diff --git a/main/inc/lib/sessionmanager.lib.php b/main/inc/lib/sessionmanager.lib.php
index 230338c992..3fa467741e 100755
--- a/main/inc/lib/sessionmanager.lib.php
+++ b/main/inc/lib/sessionmanager.lib.php
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ class SessionManager
 
             $res = $qb->getSingleScalarResult();
 
-            if ($res != $userId) {
+            if ($res != $userId && !api_is_platform_admin()) {
                 api_not_allowed(true);
             }
         }